Home / 72,600-109,995

Finding the Third Proportional to 72,600 and 109,995

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 72,600 and 109,995 is: 166,651.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,600 : 109,995 = 109,995 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,600/109,995 = 109,995/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,600x = 109,995 × 109,995
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,600x = 12,098,900,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,098,900,025/72,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 166,651.52

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.